Charles N’Zogbia, Forward – 2/10
Benteke may have been the invisible superstar, but N’Zogbia’s presence practically hurt the team. With just 8 passes and two fouls conceded in 53 minutes N’Zogbia clearly wasn’t ready for the game, which Tim Sherwood finally noticed in the second half and replaced him with Gabriel Agbonlahor, albeit too late to make a difference.
Shay Given, Goalkeeper – 3/10
After 30 minutes of getting extremely fortunate with some timely saves, Given’s luck ran out at the 40′ mark and from there it snowballed until Given simply couldn’t defend anymore. Granted, many goalies might struggle to defend some of the sensational shots that Arsenal was putting up, but Given needs to accept responsibility for his role in the team’s collapse.
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